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Just Forget

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:29:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Forget What You Know. Forget everything you think you know about Midtown. Forget their old songs. Forget their old label. Forget all of their drama. Just plain forget. Because if you don't, then you will be like me, and be really surprised...

Show Your Honour

Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:52:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Anything Else But The Truth is the debut full length album from Brooklyn's The Honorary Title. Comprised of Jarrod Gorbel and Aaron Kamstra, The Honorary Title bring you something new and yet very familiar.</P>Jarrod...

Ready To Be Kicked?

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:54:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Celtic punk rockers Dropkick Murphys have been talking about a DVD for the past couple years now, and here it is finally. On The Road With The Dropkick Murphys brings you over four hours of footage profiling one of the most unique bands in the punk scene...

Getting Warped

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:53:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Kung Fu Records have once again come through with an amazing DVD release. This time it is the Vans Warped Tour '03 DVD, and I think the back of the DVD says it best: "It was the Summer of 2003, and like the eight Summers before, every single person in...

How Do You Give Head To A Zebra?

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:52:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Episode twelve of The Show Must Go Off is now here; and it is none other then the energetic quintet from Orange County known as Zebrahead. Recorded in Anaheim, the show was also serving as a CD release show for their third album, MFZB; and the band was...

Learn Kung Fu!

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:50:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - If you have been following Kung Fu Records lately then you will know that they have been very busy putting out various DVDs, mostly in the forms of live DVDs in their The Show Must Go Off!! series. They have continued their stream of DVD releases with...

My Fingers Gold

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:14:31 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - I am a big Goldfinger fan, so when I heard that Kung Fu Records was recording a live DVD of the band for their The Show Must Go Off series, I was ecstatic. But as soon as I started watching the eleventh installment in the series I...

Something New, Finally.

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:37:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Pop-punk. You know it. Everyone's heard it, some people love it while others hate it. Here we have a band trying to push the boundaries of pop-punk further then they are. The band is none other then Yellowcard.</p>
Their first major label...

They're Back!

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:56:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - They formed over 25 years ago. They've had breaks spanning over half a decade. They are the pioneers of pop-punk. And, they are back! It's been 8 years since we last saw a release (Everything Sucks) by these guys. But we can forget that all, because the...

Wow.

Sat, 24 Jan 2004 04:52:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - "Emo". What is it? It's short for "emotional" right? Well why then are bands calling themselves that while they are playing mellowed out, repetitive music? Emery are here to break out of that pigeonhole and give emotion back to the "emo" style of music...

NoComplaints

Sun, 4 Jan 2004 21:57:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Fat Wreck Chords and NoFX have finally caught up with the times and technology, so they've decided to re-release the Ten Years Of F*ckin' Up by NoFX on DVD (instead of VHS). With footage from 1985 to 1993, you get a nice feel...

More Then A Simple Plan

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 05:49:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - The controversial pop-punkers know as Simple Plan has spent the past 4 to 5 years filming and documenting themselves. They have then taken the time and selected the best portions of it and combined them all together to form "A Big Package...

Emerging From The Ashes

Tue, 23 Dec 2003 05:45:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - What to say about Pennywise? Four friends who have been making music for well over a decade (15 years now) in hopes of affecting people and changing the world; be it through a single person or a much larger scale. Their eighth studio album,From...

Some Of The Best Acoustic Songs Of The Year

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:43:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Fearless Records have finally released their third installment in their Punk Goes... series. This time, it's Punk Goes Acoustic. After having many problems with labels, distribution companies, and production; the label was finally...

What Are You Waiting For? Pick UP This CD

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:40:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Toronto has once again given birth to another promising young pop-punk band. This time they are on the Seattle based record label by the name of Tooth & Nail Records. What Are You Waiting For? is the band's debut album, which was...

Not That Much The Same

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:37:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Tumbling out of the growing punk rock scene of Chicago is Much The Same. The aggressive punk rock band plays a type of music somewhat similar to that of another local Chicago band, Allister. But faster, harder, more mature and less poppy...

Gimme It First

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:35:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, the most well known punk rock cover band around today is constructed of five influential musicians of today's punk-rock scene. Fat Mike of NOFX on bass, Spike of the Swingin' Utters add his vocals to the mix, Dave from...

Full Moon Arise [ECD] - The Independents (Punk): Doing It Yourself

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:33:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Looking at them you may get the impression that they are a metal band; but that is far from the truth. In reality, The Independents are one of today's only "ghoul punk" bands left. Their latest EP, Full Moon Arise does nothing but...

Standing In Plain View

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:29:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Drive-Thru Records newest signee are set to release their second EP (their first one being released on LLR Records). The self-titled EP features four tracks plus a bonus song (the popular 20 Below); which is truly the only down point...

Say It Loud, Say It Proud

Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:26:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Feable Weiner is re-releasing their self-released full-length album, Dear Hot Chick, but this time with a label supporting them. Adding four new tracks to the newly remastered 7 gives the album a total of 11 tracks of pop-punk goodness in...

One Word: Wow

Sat, 20 Dec 2003 04:53:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - The Lawrence Arms are back with their second release on Fat Wreck Chords, "The Greatest Story Ever Told". This clever punk rock three piece from the Windy City has created a 14 track CD (well only 12 tracks technically since there is a introduction and a...

Live And Rocking

Sat, 20 Dec 2003 04:52:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - Live albums are a tricky thing to release. If you have never had the opportunity to see the band live, then their live album is the album which you will use to try and imagine what goes on at a show. If the recording quality is bad or the vocals a little...

It Will Take A Lot Of Prayers To Save My Soul

Sat, 20 Dec 2003 04:48:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - It's been one year since the world discovered the horrible news that Joe Strummer, one of the greatest punk icons in modern history, passed away. During his final month of earth, the great musician got together with his other bandmates in Joe Strummer...

Reeling It In

Wed, 5 Nov 2003 16:16:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - The Orange County ska-punkers known by all as Reel Big Fish have graced Kung Fu Records with the eighth installment in the Show Must Got Off! series! Recorded on June 20th, 2003 (6 days before I saw them live) at the House Of Blues...

Never Stop Driving

Fri, 27 Jun 2003 21:08:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bybob - A man and his guitar. The root of all music has somehow been forgotten through the years. It has bee...